Originally Posted by
walrus1
A insulated bottle full of cold refreshing Gatorade and always carry a towel.
Ugh. I drank enough of it and after a while Gatorade got nasty and anything but refreshing. IMO plain water is better and much more refreshing than strangely colored high-fructose corn syrup.
Plain water also has the advantage that you can dump whatever is left on yourself at the end of your ride and start yourself cooling down a lot faster.